New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-01-27
THE FISHERIES DISPUTE.
COMPETING FOR THE IRISH VOTE IN THE
SENATE.
WHAT SECRETARY BAYARD APPEARS 10 ApMii-
WHY LORD RANDOLPH CHURCHILL LKff~
THE GOvERNMENT-THE CONDITIONS
on WHICH lie WILL SUPPORT
THE TORY PARTY.

THE TORY PARTY.
lBY CABLE THE TRIBUNEl
LONDON Jan. 26.-In an interview to-day with
. member of the Government about the hsheries
debate in the United States Senate he said
"Ihe Government is not disposed TO regard the
question as one requiring any special action al
this time The bill passed by the Senate appeared
simply to authorize retaliatory measures asains'
Canada in case it could be shown that American
fishermen or American commerce had suffered
wrong from the Canadians. 1t does not appear
that this could be shown, and 1T seems Significant
that the Senate while passing the bill declined
to establish a commission for inquiry into the
wroncs suffered by Americans at the hands OF
Canada In brief, the significance of the speeches
against England delivered in the Senate appears to
be that the speakers determined. If possible.
to compete for control Of the Irish vote. and in
this competition Senator Ingalls, seems to have
distanced his Democratic rivals 10 was of more
Importance that in the correspondence between
the American and British Governments on this
subject Secretary Bayard appeared to admit that
little or no fault could be found with the attitude
and temrer either of the British or Canadian
Government The rights Of Canada were easily
defined and ascertainable, and 1t was dlihcult 10
see why she should be asked to surrender those
rights If it could not be proved that she had
perpetlated any wrong on Americans in maintain
ing Them
Lord Randolph Churchill authorizes me to say
that In explaining his resignation to the House OF
Commons tomorrow he will lay before 1t his cor
respondence with Lord Salisbury, which will show
that instead Of inviting him. Chancellor OF the
Exchequer, to explain fully to the Premier and
the Cabinet the grounds which made 1t necessary
for him to insist upon modification OF the estl-
mates of Lord George Hamilton and W. II. Smith
"A, hat ha
port those estimates, and therefore. with great
re!ret accept his resignation. This, Of course
closed the doors to any further explanation and
left Lord Randolph no alternative lie VIII
place his resignation before the House and state
that it was grounded technically upon his inability
to accept the estimates Of his colleagues in the
Admiralty and War Office Official and parlia-
mcntary propriety will compel him to limit his
explanation in the House substantially % this
statement but he will make public letter to the
Parliamentary whip Of the Conservative party
written three weeks ago in which he clearly states
the greater and controlling reasons for his action.
lie says in this letter that he regards the main
tenance of the Union as the paramont question
of the day, and upon that question he will give
an unhesitating support to the Government. As
regards the future of the Consery ative party how.
ever-as dependent upon the degree in which IL
can carry out the promise Of retrenchmeRt in the
national expenses. dimnution of taxation and the
maintenance Of pacific policy in foreign affahs-
on these points Lord Randolph has pledged him !
self repeatedly TO the democratic electorate,
and it was in consequence of those pledges that !
he found it impossible TO with his colleagues
Ii the Government will undertake to redeem those
pledges and carry out an imTeral policy con
sstent with them Lord Randolph will give it his
support either in Office or a private member of |
that Conservative party which he has not thought |
OF DESERVING